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How bad a RHP do you have to be to look bad against the M’s at this point? Seriously, Ponson is flotsam in MLB, he’s swappable with any of dozens of other guys given spring training invites this year, and they’re just hacking at his worst stuff. It’s embarassing.

UW10 on
May 6th, 2009 7:16 pm

How bad a RHP do you have to be to look bad against the Mâ€™s at this point? Seriously, Ponson is floatsam in MLB, heâ€™s swappable with any of dozens of other guys given spring training invites this year, and theyâ€™re just hacking at his worst stuff. Itâ€™s embarassing.

Maybe that’s the answer — put them up against each other, the trivially resistible force vs the effortlessly movable object. By the end of 9 innings, either Silva has his mojo back or the M’s have remembered how to hit.

joser on
May 6th, 2009 7:33 pm

I’m not sure what fixes our middle infield defense, though.

juneau_fan on
May 6th, 2009 7:39 pm

Jose Lopez does seem to be back into the listless mode out in the field…and there’s a run for his trouble.

I like that idea from another thread to somehow have unearned runs count as a stat for fielders.

JMHawkins on
May 6th, 2009 7:44 pm

Maybe thatâ€™s the answer â€” put them up against each other, the trivially resistible force vs the effortlessly movable object. By the end of 9 innings, either Silva has his mojo back or the Mâ€™s have remembered how to hit.

Silva has been pretty much throwing batting practice lately. Might as well use him for it for real.

juneau_fan on
May 6th, 2009 7:46 pm

Jeez, this is where Farnsworth ended up?

KC is where all the flotsam ends up. (Or is it jetsam? Never can keep that straight.)

JMHawkins on
May 6th, 2009 7:47 pm

I knew Bloomquist would cost us the game!

JMHawkins on
May 6th, 2009 7:48 pm

KC is where all the flotsam ends up. (Or is it jetsam? Never can keep that straight.)

Probably Jetsam. Jetsam is what get’s thrown overboard in an effort to save the ship. Flotsam is what floats away when the ship sinks.

Starting to feel like last year’s season in these threads…mind you at least last year everyone had Willie to make fun of…
No one’s saying a whole lot about his success so far this season…
I hope these past few games aren’t the turning point for this season…but changes in the lineup are definately needed…
Now feel free to join me in a round of jagerbombs…

Colm on
May 6th, 2009 7:59 pm

And Angie Mentink clasps her hands together with an air of weary resignation and remarks that Silva didn’t pitch well.

And I can only imagine that, all the while, she’s thinking along the lines of “Jesus, Carlos, I coulda hit your batting practice junk all around the yard when I was 8 months pregnant”.

SonOfZavaras on
May 6th, 2009 8:18 pm

I count at least five ex-Mariners that sleep well tonight. Jesus.

Sidney Ponson blanked us for more or less a whole start. SIDNEY FREAKING PONSON. How many times has this guy tried to either eat or dumb-ass his way out of the big leagues??

It’s no real crime for a limited offense like ours to run into a Kevin Millwood and have him have a good day against us. He tends to have good days against us, from what I can recall.

Padilla is a shade below, but still. We’re looking like that against Sidney Ponson???

It sure was…
Hope your Canucks do well…I’m rooting for the Caps…used to be a Leafs fan when I was a kid but when they traded my fav goalie (Mike Palmateer) to the Caps I kinda started rooting for them way back when…now that my Flames are gone…Go Caps…
Be nice to see the Nucks do well though…
Now about those M’s….
*sigh*

Slippery Elmer on
May 6th, 2009 9:57 pm

scott19:

Geez, I think Nellie Olson would be more effective at this point.

Totally agree. Also, nice reference.

jephdood on
May 6th, 2009 10:46 pm

If Silva is going to the pen, he better not pitch in ANY game that’s closer than 6 runs.

And if that’s all anyone feels comfortable with him handling, why the F is he still on this roster?

Eat the money. It’s less painful than him setting another foot on the mound for us.